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Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

Pelican flounder
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: (, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Perpeire pélican, Lenguado pelícano, Rombou pélican, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Chascanopsetta: Greek, chaskanon, -ou = a mask used in classicla Greek theatre with the mouth opened + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Alcock.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 60 - 3210 m (Ref. 58018).   Deep-water; 40°N - 32°S, 90°W - 168°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Circumglobal: tropical; from the Western Atlantic to Western Pacific.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 30573); common length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 30573)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 111 - 127; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 76 - 88. Body flexible. Mouth extremely large, maxillary not projecting beyond tip of snout. No canine tooth. Tip of lower jaw slightly beyond the upper; upper jaw shorter than head length.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits the deeper continental shelf to depths of almost 1,000 m (Ref. 27121). Found on sand, mud and clay bottoms (Ref. 4417). Feeds on larger benthic animals (Ref. 30573). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Hensley, D.A., 1986. Bothidae. p. 854-863. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4417)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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